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ArticleActa neuropathologica2019

Tau drives translational selectivity by interacting with ribosomal proteins.

Shon A Koren, Matthew J Hamm, Shelby E Meier, Blaine E Weiss, Grant K Nation, Emad A Chishti, Juan Pablo Arango, Jing Chen, Haining Zhu, Eric M Blalock and 1 more

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Article in Acta neuropathologica, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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84 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shon A KorenDepartment of Neuroscience and Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Florida, 1275 Center Drive, BOX 100159, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
Matthew J HammDepartment of Neuroscience and Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Florida, 1275 Center Drive, BOX 100159, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
Shelby E MeierSanders Brown Center on Aging, Department of Physiology, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, and Epilepsy Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40513, USA.
Blaine E WeissSanders Brown Center on Aging, Department of Physiology, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, and Epilepsy Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40513, USA.
Grant K NationSanders Brown Center on Aging, Department of Physiology, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, and Epilepsy Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40513, USA.
Emad A ChishtiSanders Brown Center on Aging, Department of Physiology, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, and Epilepsy Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40513, USA.
Juan Pablo ArangoSanders Brown Center on Aging, Department of Physiology, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, and Epilepsy Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40513, USA.
Jing ChenDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40513, USA.
Haining ZhuDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40513, USA.
Eric M BlalockDepartment of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40513, USA.
Jose F AbisambraDepartment of Neuroscience and Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Florida, 1275 Center Drive, BOX 100159, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA. j.abisambra@ufl.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6341-679X
University of Kentucky · USUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Support Grant ECIA SupplementP30CA177558 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI Bernard Mark Evers · 2013 to 2026
$38.3M
University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Core Center - Biomarker CoreP30AG028383 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI NELSON, PETER T. · 2006 to 2020
$23.3M
Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in the Molecular Basis of Human DiseaseP20GM103486 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI LOUIS HERSH, LOUIS HERSH LOUIS HERSH · 2012 to 2013
$4.2M
RNA Surveillance and Protein Translation in FTDR01NS115507 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ZHU, HAINING · 2020 to 2024
$2.7M
Training in Translational Research in Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (TRIAD)T32AG057461 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI MURPHY, MICHAEL PAUL, VAN ELDIK, LINDA J · 2017 to 2021
$2.1M
PERK as a Central Mediator of Neurotoxicity in TauopathiesR01NS091329 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ABISAMBRA, JOSE FRANCISCO · 2015 to 2019
$1.6M
Role of FUS in ALSR01NS077284 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ZHU, HAINING · 2011 to 2014
$1.3M
LTQ Orbitrap XL ETD mass spectrometerS10RR029127 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ZHU, HAINING · 2010 to 2010
$908k
Elucidating the pathological consequences of tau-ribosome interactionsR21NS093440 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ABISAMBRA, JOSE FRANCISCO · 2018 to 2019
$420k
FUS Protein Homeostasis in ALSI01BX002149 · VA · VA MEDICAL CENTER - LEXINGTON, KY · PI ZHU, HAINING · 2016 to 2023
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Alzheimer's Association NIRG-14-322441BLRD VA I01 BX002149NCI NIH HHS P30 CA177558NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR029127NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028383NIA NIH HHS T32 AG057461NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103486NIMHD NIH HHS L32 MD009205NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS077284NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS091329NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115507NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS093440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a fundamental gap in understanding the consequences of tau-ribosome interactions. Tau oligomers and filaments hinder protein synthesis in vitro, and they associate strongly with ribosomes in vivo. Here, we investigated the consequences of tau interactions with ribosomes in transgenic mice, in cells, and in human brain tissues to identify tau as a direct modulator of ribosomal selectivity. First, we performed microarrays and nascent proteomics to measure changes in protein synthesis. Using regulatable rTg4510 tau transgenic mice, we determined that tau expression differentially shifts both the transcriptome and the nascent proteome, and that the synthesis of ribosomal proteins is reversibly dependent on tau levels. We further extended these results to human brains and found that tau pathologically interacts with ribosomal protein S6 (rpS6 or S6), a crucial regulator of translation. Consequently, protein synthesis under translational control of rpS6 was reduced under tauopathic conditions in Alzheimer's disease brains. Our data establish tau as a driver of RNA translation selectivity. Moreover, since regulation of protein synthesis is critical for learning and memory, aberrant tau-ribosome interactions in disease could explain the linkage between tauopathies and cognitive impairment.

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TranscriptomeAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBrainHumansMiceMice, TransgenicProtein BiosynthesisRibosomal ProteinsRibosomesTauopathiestau ProteinsRibosomal Proteinstau ProteinsNascent proteomicsRibosomerpS6TauTranscriptomeTranslation

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PMID30759285
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